摘要：The West, mainly Europe and the Atlantic region, largely was the centre of gravity in the momentous 20th century marked by two World Wars, the end of colonialism, a bitter Cold War rivalry between the two superpowers (USA and Soviet Union), gigantic economic and technological growth primarily in the West leaving their Asian rivals far behind in indices of human development, military power and thereby influence in the global arena. Nevertheless, the turn of the century witnessed an astonishing upsurge in the fortunes of Asia which today scripts a clear departure from the geo-politics and economic rise of various powers of the last century and has ushered relatively newer players out to exercise a more than eminent role globally. Most strategic analysts have thus dubbed the 21st century to be predominantly an Asian century.
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